Ricky Chow
[email protected] • 6102-4658
Experienced back-end engineer.
5+ years of experience in web development and system design. Focus on elegant design and coding style. Work in a fast-pacing environment using a structured or agile development process. Involved in system which handle more than 100 million HKD and 50 million transaction per year
Working Experience
Software Engineer / Bindo Labs HK
Oct 2015 - Present
Bindo is a retail technology company, headquartered in New York, APAC headquarter in Hong Kong. Its core product is a cloud-based Point of Sale system and Content Management system that enables online shopping for the end consumer. Customer includes: Gusella, Jamie's Italian, AMC Cinema, Peoples Market etc...
- Work in a team environment using a structured or agile development process
- Develop, maintain, and upgrade cutting-edge code base for iPad POS system and dashboard
- Core designer of Bindo Storefront - A system which allow customer using Liquid (a markup language designed by Shopify) to design online store with Bindo POS system integrated.
- Design and implementation of new features, collaborating with project managers and other team members to make sure product is deliverable
- Perform integration with other external system, e.g. Magento
- Review code of team member
- Deliver the latest version of code to production server
- Resolve support team and sales team members' enquires
- Prepare knowledge base and API document base on the design
Software Engineer / South China Morning Post
Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
- Assisted in development of Circulation system revamp project in PHP and MySQL
- Circulation system is an integral system in SCMP, which provides newspapers/ magazines distribution,
marketing, subscriber management, payment and reporting tools for internal and external parties
- Contributed the software engineering expertise in the system through the rapid software development
lifecycle (RAD, SDLC), from requirements analysis through successful deployment
- Introduced Customer Web Portal for SCMP.com, which manage all online subscriptions for both Print
and Digital products
- Provided professional IT solutions to internal users to facilitate ongoing business development
IT Technician (Part Time) / S.W.C.S. Chan Pak Sha School
Sep 2010 - Jun 2013
- Introduced Web-Based Student Profile System in PHP
- Gathering student information from various departments and generating student profile for school
internal use and prepared documentations and manuals of the system
- Implemented and maintain school website
- Implemented Digital Information Broadcasting System (DIBS) which Present the latest news related to
the students on television
- Person in charge of School Campus TV
Specialities And Capabilities
- Excelled in rapid application development for web services – PHP MVC frameworks (CakePHP, CodeIgniter, WordPress), JavaScript, MySQL
- Experienced Ruby on Rails Developer
- Knowledge in Cloud computing platform - Amazon Web Service, Google Cloud Platform
- Using Git to manage code written
- Experienced in cloud based tracking tools such as JIRA, Loggly, Redash
- Proficient in Mac and UNIX platform
- Ability to perform project tasks under pressure and tight schedule and interact effectively using excellent written and oral communication skills in Cantonese, Mandarin and English
Education
The University of Hong Kong / Sep 2010 - Jun 2013
BSc. (Hons) in Engineering (Computer Science)
HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education Community College, Sep 2007 - Jun 2010
Higher Diploma in Information Technology - Web and Multimedia Development Stream- Placed on Principal’s Honors List and Academic Excellence form HKU SPACE for outstanding academic achievement in Year 1 to Year 3
S.W.C.S. Chan Pak Sha School, Sep 2000 - Jun 2007
Form 1 - Form 6
- Best Service Awards during academic year 2003-2007
